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2023年高考英语考前信息必刷卷01
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（考试时间：150分钟 试卷满分：140分）
注意事项：
1. 答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息
2. 请将答案正确填写在答题卡上
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A （10分）
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1．A．He knows very little about John.
B．John doesn’t deserve the promotion.
C．John should earn more money.
D．He doesn’t care for the news.
【答案】D
【原文】
W: Have you heard the news that John has been promoted and his salary has been doubled?
M: So what? Couldn’t care less!
Q: What does the man mean?
2．A．She didn’t work hard on it.
B．She made many persuasive claims in it.
C．It wasn’t as good as expected.
D．Her professor was satisfied with it.
【答案】C
【原文】
M: What sort of a grade did you get on your research paper? I know how hard you worked on it
W: But the professor said that I made too many broad claims that weren’t supported enough.
Q: What does the woman mean about her research paper?
3． A．Violence sports are the source of social instability
B．Violence sports are to blame for crime and school bullying
C．Violence sports serve as an escape for negative emotions
D．Violence sports won’t attract many people’s interest in the long run.
【答案】C
【原文】
W: Violence sports like boxing should be banned. If so, there would be less violent crime and less school bullying.
M: That’s a nice argument, but these traditional sports win many people’s heart and provide a way to release negative emotions.
Q: What does the man actually mean?
4．A．The two sides of a coin. B．A serious economics professor.
C．The effects of a financial crisis. D．The definition of a financial crisis.
【答案】C
【原文】
W: My economics professor says that every coin has two sides, including a financial crisis.
M: You mean a financial crisis may create some serious problems and bring us some benefits as well?
Q: What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
5．A．She is known to have a terrific figure.
B．She must have paid a lot for the gym.
C．Her gym exercise has achieved good results.
D．Her effort to keep fit is really praiseworthy.
【答案】C
【原文】
W: I have been working out at the gym since January. I was a bit out of shape.
M: You look terrific. It seems that your effort has paid off.
Q: What does the man imply about the woman?
6．A．He will propose the group buying. B．He will propose the graduation ceremony.
C．He won’t organize the group buying. D．He won’t attend the graduation ceremony.
【答案】D
【原文】
W: Would you like to come round for my graduation ceremony? It’s on third, next month.
M: But for the community group buying I proposed on that very day, I would come.
Q: What does the man mean?
7．A．The woman should be optimistic.
B．The woman should have trust in herself.
C．The woman should make better preparations.
D．The woman should let the team believe in her.
【答案】B
【原文】
W: I can hardly breathe, tomorrow will be the first time for me to show my design.
M: I’m sure your ideas are great. Stop doubting yourself. The more you believe in yourself, the more others will believe in you.
Q: What does the man indicate?
8．A．The job of selling houses. B．The price of the new house.
C．The house owner’s parents. D．The experience of the house owner.
【答案】B
【原文】
W: This new house must be very expensive.
M: Not really. The guy who’s selling the house has lost his job and he has to move to his parents’.
Q: What are the speakers mainly talking about?
9．A．He is physically unhealthy.
B．He doesn’t like places with loud sound.
C．He is unable to fall asleep.
D．He has some psychological problems.
【答案】D
【原文】
M: How about Mike? Have you seen him after the big earthquake?
W: Yes, he is physically sound, but he won’t talk to anybody and he is very afraid of the darkness.
10． A．The man should work on his papers.
B．The man should go to the birthday party.
C．The man should wait around the corner.
D．The man should tell no joke at this moment.
【答案】A
【原文】
M: I think I’ll go to a friend’s birthday party tonight instead of working on my papers.
W: Are you kidding? The deadline is around the corner.
Q: What does the woman imply?
Section B （15分）
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. The passage and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 
11．A．He liked music and travelling when he was little.
B．He became famous and rich very soon.
C．He played music a lot even at his early childhood.
D．He learned music from other classical musicians.
12．A．He was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg.
B．He composed a lot and earned a lot of money.
C．He predicted his own death by composing Requiem.
D．He reached the peak of his career.
13．A．A brief biography of Mozart.
B．How did Mozart compose music.
C．Mozart and classical music.
D．The influence of western music on Mozart.
【答案】11．C    12．D    13．A
【原文】
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.
Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood in Salzburg. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty; at 17 he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg, but grew restless and travelled in search of a better position, always composing abundantly. While visiting Vienna in 1781, he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the capital, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas, and portions of the Requiem, which was largely unfinished at the time of Mozart’s death. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologised. He was survived by his wife Constanze and two sons.
Mozart learned voraciously from others, and developed a brilliance and maturity of style that encompassed the light and graceful along with the dark and passionate. His influence on subsequent Western art music is profound. Beethoven wrote his own early compositions in the shadow of Mozart, of whom Joseph Haydn wrote that “posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years.”
Questions:
11. What can we learn about the childhood of Mozart from the passage?
12. What can we learn about the final years of Mozart from the passage?
13. What’s the main idea of the passage?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 
14．A．Begging.
B．Fixing tricycles.
C．Doing some metal work.
D．Training others.
15．A．He can’t collect enough money.
B．His former monitor did not support him.
C．He felt ashamed after being recognised.
D．He has found other way to make money.
16．A．To encourage physically challenged people to abandon begging.
B．To train and help people have their own metal workshops.
C．To help people overcome their disabilities.
D．To raise people’s awareness of respecting the disabled.
【答案】14．D    15．C    16．C
【原文】
These men are waiting for food from a local charity. It may be their only meal today. Disabled, most rely on street begging to sustain them. Unlike the others queuing here, 18-year-old Aliyu Yakubu is learning to fix tricycles and do other metal work to earn a living.
Yakubu remembers the moment he decided to quit begging. “My former class monitor saw me begging on the street and didn’t recognise me. He gave me some money. When I stretched my hand out to collect it, then he saw my face. I felt ashamed, and, since then, I decided not to beg again.”
Instructor IsiakaMaaji, himself physically disabled, helps people like Yakubu get off the streets and learn a trade. He got his own skills from a state-run vocational rehabilitation training programme and has been training others since 2002. Five years ago, he began encouraging physically challenged people to abandon begging.
“We encourage people like us to learn skills they can do to become self-reliant to support themselves and their families, because being in the streets as beggars is a disgrace to all of us.” So far he’s helped and trained 30 people—some of whom now have their own metal workshop. They make tricycles and motorbikes designed for the handicapped—but also doors and windows to sell.
But a member of the Handicapped Association, shop owner Ridwan Abdillahi, says the general public is not buying despite the good quality of the products. “I believe society is seeing goods or products made by people with disability as disabled too.” These men—used to overcoming challenges—say this is one more hurdle the disabled face. They say they will tackle it by raising awareness, with the help of the government and the community.
Questions:
1.What hasn’t Aliyu tried to make a living?
2.Why did Aliyu quit begging?
3.Which of the following is not the purpose of the training programme?
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 
17．A．A travel plan.
B．An ancient water town.
C．An activity at weekend.
D．A plan to lose weight.
18．A．It’s too long and slow-paced.
B．He like the Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon better.
C．He prefers to watch dramas of Shakespeare.
D．Delicious food attracts him more.
19．A．To arouse the interest of the audience.
B．To compare and prove that Tang Xianzu was a great writer.
C．To show the importance of atmosphere in an opera.
D．To prove that The Peony Pavilionwas world-famous.
20．A．The man is a big fan of Kun opera and Shakespeare.
B．The woman is excited about visiting Zhu Jiajiao.
C．The woman will enjoy nice atmosphere as well as delicious food this weekend.
D．A New version of The Peony Pavilion will come to the stage in Zhu Jiajiao.
【答案】17．C    18．A    19．B    20．A
【原文】W: Hi, Paul. I’m so excited.
M: Really? What’s brought this on, then?
W: This weekend something really great is happening! I’m going to watch The Peony Pavilion in Zhu Jiajiao on Saturday evening!
M: The Peony Pavilion? You mean the most famous work of Kun opera? I can’t appreciate the ancient musical. It’s too slow for me.
W: I didn’t know a thing about it before either. But this new version is adapted by Tan Dun and it lasted only 70 minutes.
M: Oh, then I won’t fall asleep. He is good at combing the traditional music with modern elements. I am a big fan of his music. I like Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon the most.
W: Me too! That’s why I’m looking forward to this performance. The most distinctive feature of this youth version is that it’s set in a real small Chinese garden.
M: Why? Isn’t a professional musical hall the best place to appreciate classical music?
W: You know Kun opera was performed in open gardens 400 years ago. The breeze, the sound of creeks, the fresh air as well as the willow branches, all bring the musical to life. People will soak up the special atmosphere.
M: This reminds me of dramas of Shakespeare in the Globe Theatre, where audiences can join and participate in the performance. And both of them have written great love stories.
W: Exactly. I didn’t realise Tang Xianzu and Shakespeare have so much in common.
M: So that’s why you will visit Zhu Jiajiao this weekend?
W: Yes! Can’t think of a better place than a water town for Kun opera. And I will also enjoy the beautiful view as well as the delicious food there.
M: Ah ha, pay attention to the number on your scale.
W: Even if I put on some weight, it’s worth it.
M: Now I kinda envy you. I wish you a great trip this weekend.
W: Thank you!
Questions:
17. What are the two people talking about?
18. Why isn’t the man interested in the opera?
19. Why is Shakespeare mentioned in the dialogue?
20. Which of the following is NOT true according to the dialogue?
II. Grammar and vocabulary (共 20 题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Wikipedia has come a long way since it started in 2001. With around 70, 000 volunteers editing in over 100 languages, it is by far the world’s ____21____(popular)reference site. However, its future is uncertain.
One of the biggest threats it faces is the rise of smartphones ____22____the dominant personal computing device. Wikipedia has always depended on contributors (撰稿人) who hunch over keyboards____23____(search) for references, discussing changes and writing articles with a special code. It’s simply too hard to use complex code on a tiny screen. The pool of potential Wikipedia editors____24____dry up as the number of mobile users keeps growing. The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, ____25____oversees(监督) Wikipedia’s operations, ____26____(look) for solutions for a while. For instance, the development of touch-screen tools allows editors to sift through (筛选)information and share content from their phones.
The tension runs through the community. Last year, the foundation took unprecedented steps of forcing the installation of new software on the German-language Wikipedia. The German editors____27____(show) their independence by resisting an earlier update to the site’s user interface(界面). ____28____the wishes of these experienced editors, the foundation installed a new method for viewing multimedia content and then set up a “superprotect” feature ____29____(prevent) stubborn administrators from changing it back.
Could the pressure from mobile users, and the internal tension, tear Wikipedia apart? A world without it seems unimaginable, but consider the fate of other online communities. Blogging, celebrated a decade ago as pioneering an exciting new form of personal writing, has decreased significantly in the social-media age.
These are challenges, but they can still_____30_____(solve). There is no other significant alternative to Wikipedia, and good will toward the project could hardly be higher. In an age of internet giants, the selflessness of websites is worth saving.
【答案】
21．most popular    22．as    23．searching    24．could    25．which    26．is looking    27．had shown    28．Against    29．to prevent    30．be solved
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了维基百科（Wikipedia）当前面临的危机和挑战，希望维基百科能够得到拯救。
21．考查形容词。句意：它是迄今为止全世界最受欢迎的参考网站，有大约七万名志愿者用100多种语言对其进行编辑。分析句子结构可知，此处应为形容词作定语修饰reference site，根据句意和定冠词the，此处应使用形容词的最高级，popular为多音节词，其最高级为most popular。故填most popular
22．考查介词。句意：维基百科面临的最大威胁之一是作为主导地位的个人计算设备的智能手机的崛起。分析句子结构可知，此处应为介词，与空后的名词构成介宾短语作定语修饰smartphones，结合句意可知，此处表示“成为，作为”为as符合句意。故填as。
23．考查非谓语动词。句意：维基百科一直依赖于贡献者，他们弯腰在键盘上搜索参考文献，讨论更改并使用特殊代码撰写文章。分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词，且该空与其后面的discussing和writing为并列结构，与逻辑主语contributors是主动关系。故填searching。
24．考查情态动词。句意：随着移动用户人数持续增加，潜在的维基百科编辑群可能会消失。分析句子结构可知，此处应与dry up构成句子的谓语，根据空后为动词原形可推断，此处应为情态动词，结合句意，此处表示逻辑上的可能性，且可能性较小。故填could。
25．考查定语从句。句意：非营利性的维基媒体基金会(Wikimedia Foundation)负责维基百科的运行，该基金会正在研究解决办法。分析句子结构可知，此处应为连词引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation，从句中缺少主语，且先行词指物。故填which。
26．考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：非营利性的维基媒体基金会(Wikimedia Foundation)负责维基百科的运行，该基金会正在研究解决办法。分析句子结构可知，此处应为谓语动词，根据从句中的谓语动词oversees可知，此处应用现在时态，结合句意，此处表示动作正在进行，所以使用现在进行时态，句子主语the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation为第三人称单数，与look for为主动关系。故填is looking。
27．考查谓语动词。句意：德国编辑通过抵制早期对网站用户界面的更新表明他们的独立性。分析句子结构可知，此处应为谓语动词，根据上文中的“the foundation took unprecedented steps”可知，此处为过去时态，结合句意可知，show发生在took之前，所以应使用过去完成时态，且与主语为主动关系。故填had shown。
28．考查介词。句意：基金会不顾资深编辑的意愿，安装了一种查看多媒体内容的新方式，后来又设置了一种“超级保护”功能，阻止那些不愿屈服的管理员改回从前版本。分析句子结构可知，此处应为介词与空后的名词短语构成介词短语作状语，结合句意可知，此处为against意为“与……相反，违反”符合句意，且位于句首，首字母大写。故填Against。
29．考查非谓语动词。句意：基金会不顾资深编辑的意愿，安装了一种查看多媒体内容的新方式，后来又设置了一种“超级保护”功能，阻止那些不愿屈服的管理员改回从前版本。分析句子结构可知，此处为非谓语动词作状语，结合句意可知，此处表目的，所以使用不定式形式，且prevent与逻辑主语the foundation间为主动关系。故填to prevent。
30．考查被动语态。句意：尽管有些挑战，这些仍可以解决。分析句子结构可知，情态动词后为动词原形，且该动词与主语they间为被动关系。故填be solved。
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．present     B．features     C．concerned     D．reportedly     E. commercial        F. stretches    G. overwhelming
H. exceptionally     I. routinely     J. spared        K. broadcasts
Modern media is awash in advertising clutter(杂乱), and who’s to blame? Modern audiences that hate conventional full-length and full-size ads. Today’s consumers don’t like to pay for content, which ought to create a rich environment for advertisers. Yet these same consumers are prone to click or turn away when a conventional ad appears. The result is ad clutter.
YouTube ___31___a combination of full-length ads, skippable ads, lower-screen banners and display ads on the page alongside each video. Newspapers that once considered the front page important now ___32___run ads there.
Advertisers integrate plugs(推销) into content to frustrate digital video recorders, which allow viewers to watch programs on a delay and skip regular commercials. If you watch regional telecasts of baseball games, the commercial clutter is so ___33___. Ads are visible on the stadium wall behind the home-plate umpire(裁判). On-screen graphics include sponsor logos. And everything is a paid plug--“This call to the coach’s zone is brought to you by Verizon.”
According to the showbiz paper Variety, several streaming services are about to introduce a new twist: commercials that start running whenever a viewer pauses a program. Hulu intends to launch such ads this year. AT&T’s DirecTV and U-verse units will ___34___use similar technology to trigger full-motion commercials whenever a viewer tries to take a break.
There’s a lot at stake. According to Variety, National Football League(NFL) TV broadcasts generate an estimated $4.35 billion in ad revenue during the 17-week regular season. NFL ___35___are now loaded with mini commercials that pop up when there is a brief pause in the action, often in “double boxes” that show a view of the field in one frame and a(n)___36___in the other.
Interestingly, with no “screen” to work with, radio is one medium that has tried for some time to buck the trend. Many commercial stations trade clutter for clusters--that is, a solid block of commercials running five minutes or more, followed by lengthy commercial-free ___37___of time.
But wherever a screen is involved, or a printed page, ad clutter is ___38___everywhere. Programmers and advertisers can’t really be expected to limit this; it’s a fact of business. Consumers, on the other hand, can opt for commercial-free content--if they’re willing to pay for it.
But getting limitless content without paying while also being ___39___heavy advertising intrusions is impossible. As media environment is permanently cluttered, audiences should be ___40___with what they wish for.
【答案】
31．B    32．I    33．G    34．D    35．K    36．E    37．F    38．A    39．J    40．C
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了各种社交网络平台和媒体上广告发布的乱象丛生，观众应该关心他们想要的东西。
31．考查动词。句意：YouTube的特点是在每个视频旁边的页面上，结合了全长广告、可跳过广告、屏幕下方的横幅广告和显示广告。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入谓语动词的第三人称单数形式，feature意为“以……为特色”，符合文意。故选B。
32．考查副词。句意：曾经认为头版很重要的报纸现在经常在头版刊登广告。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入副词作状语修饰动词run，routinely 意为“例行地，通常地”，符合文意。故选I。
33．考查形容词。句意：如果你观看棒球比赛的地区电视转播，广告杂乱的现象是巨大的。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入形容词作表语，overwhelming意为“压倒性的， 巨大的”，符合文意。故选G。
34．考查副词。句意：据报道，AT&T的DirecTV和U-verse电视台将使用类似的技术，每当观众试图休息时，就会触发全动广告。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入副词作状语修饰动词use，reportedly  意为“据报道”，符合文意。故选D。
35．考查名词。句意：NFL的广播中现在充斥着迷你广告，当比赛有短暂的停顿时，这些广告就会弹出，通常是在“双框”中，一帧显示场地的视图，另一帧显示商业广告。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入名词的复数形式，broadcasts意为“广播节目，电视节目”，符合文意。故选K。
36．考查名词。句意：NFL的广播中现在充斥着迷你广告，当比赛有短暂的停顿时，这些广告就会弹出，通常是在“双框”中，一框显示场地的视图，另一框显示商业广告。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入名词的单数形式。commercial  意为“（电台或电视播放的）广告”，符合文意。故选E。
37．考查名词。句意：许多商业电视台都把杂乱的广告换成了集群广告，即连续播放5分钟或更长时间的广告，然后是长时间的无广告时段。分析句子结构可知，此处形容词commercial-free（无广告）修饰名词的复数形式，该名词作by的宾语，stretches意为“（连续的）一段时间”，符合文意。故选F。
38．考查形容词。句意：但只要涉及到屏幕或印刷页面，广告就无处不在。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入形容词作表语，present  意为“在场的，存在的”，符合文意。故选A。
39．考查动词。句意：但在不付费的情况下获得无限的内容，同时又避免大量广告入侵是不可能的。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入过去分词，spared意为“免去”，符合文意。故选J。
40．考查形容词。句意：由于媒体环境永远是混乱的，观众应该关心他们想要的东西。分析句子结构可知，此处应该填入形容词作表语，be concerned  with意为“关心，挂念”，符合文意。故选C。
III Reading Comprehension(满分 45 分)
Section A (共 15 题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Many people learn at an early age to associate the color red with danger. So might it make sense to print medication  ____41____ in red ink? And since the color blue is known to call to mind the freedom of open skies, might it help artists to  ____42____ in a studio painted in that color? According to new research into how the brain reacts to ____43____ , the answer to both of these questions is yes. The study revealed that the color red seems to improve a subject’s attention to ____44____ , while blue appears to stimulate creativity—all without the subject realizing that his or her brain is being influenced.
“People are not ____45____ this effect at all,” marveled the study’s lead researcher Juliet Zhu, who studies the effects of environmental cues on behavior. To study the brain’s response to specific colors, Zhu’s team administered a series of  ____46____ tests to college students. For most of the tests, the students were placed in front of a computer screen that was colored either red or blue.
The researchers found that when the screen was red, subjects performed better on detail-oriented tasks. In one test,  ____47____ , students were asked to memorize a list of words. Zhu found that students who studied the list displayed on a red screen were able to recall more words than students who studied the list on a ____48____ screen.
In other tests, creative abilities seemed to be ____49____ by looking at the color blue. For instance, the students were asked to brainstorm potential uses for bricks. Students sitting in front of blue screens tended to come up with ideas that were  ____50____ , such as “make a paperweight” and “build a pet scratching post.” Students sitting in front of a red screen, on the other hand, were more likely to list ____51____ uses for bricks, such as “build a house.”
Researchers concluded from the tests that seeing red causes people to take the extra time to think ____52____ when performing detail-oriented tasks, such as ____53____ , proofreading— and, of course, reading those all-important warning labels. ____54____ most people learn early in their development that red signifies potential danger, Zhu said, seeing red perhaps helps people to slow down in order to perform at their best in a potentially risky situation. Seeing blue, on the other hand, produces images of the sky, freedom and peace. Perhaps these images, researchers supposed, ____55____ feelings. “It’s really this learned association with these colors that drives these different motivations,” Zhu said.
41．A．instructions B．symptoms C．warnings D．treatments
42．A．create B．relax C．decorate D．design
43．A．skies B．medication C．colors D．paint
44．A．danger B．detail C．emotions D．vigor
45．A．distracted by B．aware of C．content with D．curious about
46．A．cognitive B．intelligence C．mental D．memory
47．A．on one hand B．at the same time C．for example D．that is
48．A．grey B．blue C．green D．white
49．A．proven B．acquired C．recognized D．enhanced
50．A．more abstract B．more positive C．more innovative D．more valuable
51．A．practical B．academic C．economical D．profitable
52．A．critically B．logically C．carefully D．independently
53．A．painting B．memorizing C．designing D．brainstorming
54．A．Unless B．When C．Since D．Though
55．A．turn up B．stir up C．set off D．give off
【答案】
41．C    42．A    43．C    44．B    45．B    46．A    47．C    48．B    49．D    50．C    51．A    52．C    53．B    54．C    55．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了红色和蓝色对人的大脑的影响。
41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：那么，用红墨水打印药物警告有意义吗？A. instructions说明书；B. symptoms症状；C. warnings警告；D. treatments治疗。根据前文“Many people learn at an early age to associate the color red with danger. ”可知，红色是和危险联系在一起，所以用红墨水表示警告。故选C项。
42．考查动词词义辨析。句意：既然蓝色会让人联想到空旷天空的自由，那么它是否有助于艺术家在画室中用这种颜色进行创作呢？A. create创造；B. relax放松；C. decorate装饰；D. design设计。根据后文“while blue appears to stimulate creativity”可知，蓝色有助于艺术家在画室中用这种颜色进行创作。故选A项。
43．考查名词词义辨析。句意：根据一项关于大脑对颜色反应的新研究，这两个问题的答案都是肯定的。A. skies天空；B. medication药物；C. colors颜色；D. paint油漆。根据后文“The study revealed that the color red seems to improve a subject’s attention”可知，这项研究，研究的是大脑对颜色反应。故选C项。
44．考查名词词义辨析。句意：研究表明，红色似乎能提高受试者对细节的注意力，而蓝色似乎能激发创造力——所有这些受试者都没有意识到他或她的大脑受到了影响。A. danger危险；B. detail细节；C. emotions情感；D. vigor活力。根据后文“The researchers found that when the screen was red, subjects performed better on detail-oriented tasks.”可知，红色似乎能提高受试者对细节的注意力。故选B项。
45．考查形容词短语辨析。句意：“人们根本没有意识到这种影响，”该研究的首席研究员朱莉叶(Juliet Zhu)惊叹道，她研究的是环境线索对行为的影响。A. distracted by被……分心；B. aware of意识到；C. content with满足于；D. curious about对……好奇。根据后文“all without the subject realizing that his or her brain is being influenced.”可知，这些受试者都没有意识到他或她的大脑受到了影响，所以是人们没有意识到这种影响。故选B项。
46．考查名词/形容词词义辨析。句意：为了研究大脑对特定颜色的反应，朱教授的团队对大学生进行了一系列认知测试。A. cognitive认知的；B. intelligence智力；C. mental精神的；D. memory记忆力。根据前文“To study the brain’s response to specific colors”可知，测试是为了研究大脑对特定颜色的反应，所以是认知测试。故选A项。
47．考查介词短语辨析。句意：例如，在一次测试中，学生们被要求记住一组单词。A. on one hand一方面；B. at the same time同时；C. for example例如；D. that is换言之。根据后文“students were asked to memorize a list of words”可知，此处是在举例子。故选C项。
48．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：朱教授发现，学习红色屏幕单词表的学生比学习蓝色屏幕单词表的学生能记住更多单词。A. grey灰色的；B. blue蓝色的；C. green绿色的；D. white白色的。根据前文“For most of the tests, the students were placed in front of a computer screen that was colored either red or blue.”可知，屏幕上的颜色是红色和蓝色，所以此处是红色屏幕单词和蓝色屏幕比较。故选B项。
49．考查动词词义辨析。句意：在其他测试中，看蓝色似乎能增强创造力。A. proven证明；B. acquired获得；C. recognized承认；D. enhanced增强。根据前文“while blue appears to stimulate creativity”可知，蓝色能增强创造力。故选D项。
50．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：坐在蓝屏前的学生往往会想出更具创新性的想法，比如“做一个镇纸”和“做一个宠物抓挠柱”。A. more abstract更抽象的；B. more positive更积极的；C. more innovative更具创新性的；D. more valuable更有价值的。根据前文“In other tests, creative abilities seemed to be 　　　　9　　　　 by looking at the color blue.”可知，蓝色能增强创造力，所以是想出更具创新性的想法。故选C项。
51．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：另一方面，坐在红色屏幕前的学生更有可能列出砖块的实际用途，比如“盖房子”。A. practical实际的；B. academic学术的；C. economical经济的；D. profitable赢利的。根据后文“such as “build a house.””根据举例可知，是实际用途。故选A项。
52．考查副词词义辨析。句意：研究人员从测试中得出结论，看到红色会让人们在执行细节导向型任务时花费额外的时间仔细思考，比如记忆、校对，当然还有阅读那些非常重要的警告标签。A. critically批判地；B. logically逻辑上；C. carefully仔细地；D. independently独立地。根据后文“Zhu said, seeing red perhaps helps people to slow down in order to perform at their best in a potentially risky situation.”可知，看到红色可能有助于人们放慢速度，所以会仔细思考。故选C项。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：研究人员从测试中得出结论，看到红色会让人们在执行细节导向型任务时花费额外的时间仔细思考，比如记忆、校对，当然还有阅读那些非常重要的警告标签。A. painting涂漆；B. memorizing记忆；C. designing设计；D. brainstorming集思广益。根据前文“students were asked to memorize a list of words. Zhu found that students who studied the list displayed on a red screen were able to recall more words”可知，记忆是细节导向型任务。故选B项。
54．考查连词词义辨析。句意：朱说，由于大多数人在发育早期就知道红色意味着潜在的危险，看到红色可能有助于人们放慢速度，以便在潜在的危险情况下表现出最佳状态。A. Unless除非；B. When当……时；C. Since由于；D. Though虽然。根据后文“most people learn early in their development that red signifies potential danger”可知，此处是在解释看到红色会让人们放慢速度的原因，引导的是原因状语从句，应用since引导。故选C项。
55．考查动词短语辨析。句意：研究人员推测，也许是这些图像激起了人们的情绪。A. turn up露面；B. stir up引起；C.  set off动身；D.  give off释放。根据前文“Seeing blue, on the other hand, produces images of the sky, freedom and peace.”可知，人们看到蓝色会有自由和平的形象，推知是图像引起感觉。故选B项。
Section B (共 11 题，每小题 2 分，满分 22 分)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A

People with fixed mindsets believe that:
●Skill, intelligence and talents are natural.
●Failure is shameful and should be avoided.
●Some people are naturally good at things while others not.
●You are not in control of your abilities.
People with growth mindsets believe that:
●You have the capacity to learn and grow your skills.
●Failure is a valuable lesson.
●People who are good at something are good because they build that ability.
●You are in control of your abilities.
have a desire to look smart, so tend to:
—Avoid challenges.
—Give up easily.
—See effort as fruitless or worse.
—Ignore useful negative feedback.
—Feel threatened by the success of others.
have a desire to learn, so tend to:
—Embrace challenges.
—Persist in the face of setbacks.
—See effort as the path to mastery.
—Learn from criticism.
—Find lessons and inspiration in the success of others.
As a result, they may stay at the same level early and achieve less than their full potential.
As a result, they reach ever-higher levels of achievement.
Change can be tough, but I’ve never heard anyone say it wasn’t worth it. Did changing to a growth mindset solve all my problems? No. But I know that I have a different life because of it—a richer one.

56．The book “mindset” is intended to ________.A．tell readers that two different mindsets lead to different results
B．illustrate that people with different mindsets hold different beliefs
C．help readers believe people act differently when facing challenges
D．persuade people to learn to change so as to enjoy a more fruitful life
57．Generally speaking, people with fixed mindsets are mostly ________.
A．successful B．straightforward
C．intelligent D．narrow-minded
58．A person with a growth mindset is likely to say ________.
A．“If I win, I’ll be somebody; if I lose, I’ll be nobody.”
B．“To be good at sports, you need to be naturally gifted.”
C．“Learn techniques and skills and practice them regularly, and you will always improve.”
D．“You have a certain level of ability in sports and you cannot really do much to change it.”
【答案】56．D    57．D    58．C
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了“mindset”这本书。
56．推理判断题。根据文中两个表格内容“People with fixed mindsets believe that(固定心态的人认为)”和“People with growth mindsets believe that(拥有成长型心态的人相信)”可知，本文通过两种不同心态的人进行对比，最后得出结论，根据表格最后“Change can be tough, but I’ve never heard anyone say it wasn’t worth it. Did changing to a growth mindset solve all my problems? No. But I know that I have a different life because of it—a richer one.(改变是艰难的，但我从未听任何人说不值得。转变成长型思维模式能解决我所有的问题吗？不。但我知道，我有一个不同的生活，因为它——一个更丰富的生活)”可知，《心态》一书的目的是说服人们学会改变，才能享受更丰硕的人生。故选D项。
57．推理判断题。根据表格中间左边部分have a desire to look smart, so tend to下的“Feel threatened by the success of others.(对他人的成功感到威胁)”可推知固定心态的人一般是心胸狭窄的。故选D项。
58．推理判断题。根据表格上面右边部分People with growth mindsets believe that下的“You have the capacity to learn and grow your skills.(你有能力学习和提高自己的技能)”以及中间部分have a desire to learn, so tend to下的“See effort as the path to mastery.(把努力看作是通往精通的道路)”结合选项可推知，C项“Learn techniques and skills and practice them regularly, and you will always improve.(学习技术和技巧，并经常练习，你就会不断进步)”是一个拥有成长型思维模式的人可能会说的。故选C项。
B
The Happiness Myth
Happiness is not natural. It is a mere human construct. A state of contentment (let alone happiness) is discouraged by our genetic design because it would lower our guard against possible threats to our survival.
Chasing happiness is like chasing an elusive (难寻踪迹的) ghost, but the positive thinking industry claims to know its secrets. Self-help was popularized by Norman Vincent Peale, a colorful American pastor (牧师). He invented “positive thinking”, a concept now deeply embedded in our culture and steadily growing in influence. The global personal development industry was valued at $38. 28 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a rate of 5. 1%.
Popular films and books are full of supposedly inspirational statements about how all you need to do is believe in yourself and then you’ll be able to achieve anything in life. This is simply, and obviously, not true. I don’t think there is a need to explain that many obstacles and misfortunes in life are inevitable, or unmanageable. Our ancestors knew this, and many philosophical and religious traditions are based on the acceptance that being alive is a very challenging task, which comes with significant amounts of suffering. It goes without saying that we should do all we can to maximize our sense of wellbeing and minimize our suffering (as the “utilitarian” philosophers explain), but the end result cannot be a state of sustained bliss (极乐). We are not designed that way.
The self-help genre is not a homogeneous (同种类的) beast, however. It is, in fact, ironic how self-help books on happiness and those on how to make it big in life are put together in the same bookshop shelves, given that many of the former tell us that caring too much about the latter is the main obstacle to happiness.
The inevitable clash between mandatory (强制的) optimism and the realities of our existence comes with a heavy psychological price. It could be argued that positive psychology blames those who are suffering for their suffering, as it is based on the false idea that unhappiness is entirely avoidable. It follows therefore that an unhappy person must be inadequate and incompetent. Positive psychology encourages people who are struggling with a particular goal to persevere in the face of unfavorable odds, which is much more punishing psychologically in the long run than accepting defeat. I believe that coming to terms with life as it is, and not as the happiness industry tells us it could be, will make us happier, and we will feel more at peace with ourselves and with the world. Unfortunately, the devil always has the best tunes.
59．What is author’s main purpose in writing the first three paragraphs?
A．To analyze how personal development industry works.
B．To explain how unrealistic it is to pursue happiness in life.
C．To contrast modern people’s view of life with our ancestors’.
D．To review how the concept of happiness has changed over years.
60．It seems ironic to the author that putting self-help books on happiness and those on how to “make it big” together because .
A．they came from different publishers
B．they offer completely opposite values
C．their target readers belong to different age groups
D．they are the best-selling and slowest-selling books on the market
61．According to the article, which of the following quotes would the author most strongly disagree with?
A．Happiness is a choice, and so is suffering.
B．Happiness is ideal. It is the work of the imagination.
C．Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.
D．The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
62．What does the underlined sentence “the devil always has the best tunes” mean?
A．The core idea of the happiness industry is a beautiful lie.
B．The happiness industry has negative effects on the society.
C．Suffering contributes more to a meaningful life than happiness.
D．The one-sided interpretation of life proved more attractive to the public.
【答案】59．B    60．B    61．A    62．D
【导语】这是一篇议论文。本文介绍了幸福不是自然的，它只是人类的一种构造，它是一种被基因设计所抑制的满足状态，因为它会降低人类对生存可能受到的威胁的警惕。但是接受现实生活，而不是幸福行业告诉我们现实生活，会让我们更幸福。
59．推理判断题。根据第一段中“Happiness is not natural. It is a mere human construct. A state of contentment (let alone happiness) is discouraged by our genetic design because it would lower our guard against possible threats to our survival.”（幸福不是自然的。它仅仅是一个人类的构造。一种满足的状态(更不用说幸福了)会被我们的基因设计所阻碍，因为它会降低我们对可能威胁我们生存的危险的警惕。）可知，幸福仅仅是人类构造的一种满足的状态；第二段中“Chasing happiness is like chasing an elusive (难寻踪迹的)ghost,”（追求幸福就像追逐一个难以捉摸的幽灵）说明幸福是很难寻找到的。第三段中“It goes without saying that we should do all we can to maximize our sense of wellbeing and minimize our suffering (as the “utilitarian” philosophers explain), but the end result cannot be a state of sustained bliss (极乐). We are not designed that way.”（毫无疑问，我们应该尽我们所能最大化我们的幸福感，最小化我们的痛苦(正如“功利主义”哲学家所解释的那样) ，但最终的结果不可能是一种持续的幸福状态。我们不是那样设计的。）可知，生活中不可能是一种持续的幸福状态。综上可知，三段表明人们追求幸福是多么的不现实。故选B。
60．推理判断题。根据第四段中“It is, in fact, ironic how self-help books on happiness and those on how to make it big in life are put together in the same bookshop shelves, given that many of the former tell us that caring too much about the latter is the main obstacle to happiness.”（事实上，具有讽刺意味的是，那些关于幸福的自助书籍和那些关于如何在生活中功名成就的书籍放在同一个书店的书架上，因为前者告诉我们太关心后者是幸福的主要障碍。）可知，关于幸福的自助书籍认为关于如何在生活中功名成就的书籍是幸福的主要障碍，可得出它们的价值观是完全相反的，故选B。
61．推理判断题。根据第三段中“It goes without saying that we should do all we can to maximize our sense of wellbeing and minimize our suffering (as the “utilitarian” philosophers explain), but the end result cannot be a state of sustained bliss (极乐). We are not designed that way.”（毫无疑问，我们应该尽我们所能最大化我们的幸福感，最小化我们的痛苦(正如“功利主义”哲学家所解释的那样) ，但最终的结果不可能是一种持续的幸福状态。我们不是那样设计的。）和最后一段“I believe that coming to terms with life as it is, and not as the happiness industry tells us it could be, will make us happier, and we will feel more at peace with ourselves and with the world.”（我相信，接受生活的本来面目，而不是像快乐产业告诉的那样，会让我们更快乐，我们会感到更加平和，与世界和平相处。）可知，作者认为，生活中存在幸福和痛苦两种状态，不可能是一种持续幸福的状态，即我们要接受生活本身的两种状态。选项A.“幸福是一种选择，痛苦也是。”与文章的意义相符，故选A。
62．词句猜测题。根据最后一段中“It could be argued that positive psychology blames those who are suffering for their suffering, as it is based on the false idea that unhappiness is entirely avoidable. It follows therefore that an unhappy person must be inadequate and incompetent. Positive psychology encourages people who are struggling with a particular goal to persevere in the face of unfavorable odds, which is much more punishing psychologically in the long run than accepting defeat. I believe that coming to terms with life as it is, and not as the happiness industry tells us it could be, will make us happier, and we will feel more at peace with ourselves and with the world. ”（积极心理学将痛苦归咎于那些正在遭受痛苦的人，因为它建立在一个错误的想法上，即不幸是完全可以避免的。因此，一个不快乐的人必定是不称职和无能的。积极心理学鼓励那些为特定目标而奋斗的人在不利的情况下坚持下去，从长远来看，这比接受失败在心理上更具惩罚性。我相信，接受生活本来的样子，而不是像幸福产业告诉我们的那样，会让我们更快乐，我们会感到更加平和，与世界和平相处。）可知，幸福产业的观点是建立在一个错误的想法上，在作者看来，接受生活本来的样子，会让我们更快乐，然而幸福产业告诉我们的并不是那样。可推知，划线词所在句的含义是人们更相信幸福产业对幸福的解读，选项D.“事实证明，对生活的片面解读对公众更具吸引力。”符合题意，故选D。
C
Venus (金星) has long played second to its redder, smaller and more distant neighbor. Given how inhospitable (不宜居住的) Venus has appeared to be, we have spent the majority of the last century pinning some of our biggest hopes of finding signs of life on Mars.
That all changed on September 15, 2020. It was announced that a strange gas called phosphine had been spotted in the clouds above Venus. The gas is produced by microbes, extremely small living things, here on Earth, so the discovery has renewed hopes that there might be life on Venus. Now we need to know for sure.
There is, after all, only so much we can do with ground-based instruments. Venus is extremely bright. This brightness, caused by the intense reflection of sunlight from its thick clouds and highlighted because of its closer distance to Earth, basically blinds our instruments from making more detailed observations of the planet. It is like trying to look at the road while another car’s high beams (远光灯) are pointed in your direction.
“To really get to the heart of this question, we need to go to Venus,” says Paul Byrne, a planetary scientist at North Carolina State University. But of course, that is easier said than done. Temperatures at the surface reach 464℃, and pressures are 89 times higher than on Earth. Only the Soviet Union has successfully landed on the Venusian surface—its Venera 13 lander functioned for 127 minutes before succumbing to the bad weather in 1982. It is not easy to justify spending hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars on a mission that could be over in a matter of hours without giving us what we need.
An orbiter is the most sensible start. Unlike ground-based observations, orbiters can peer into the atmosphere and would have a better time observing how phosphine levels change over time or over what regions they are most concentrated. An orbiter also presents the opportunity to complete more challenging projects by potentially venturing directly into the planet’s atmosphere. A sample return mission could be possible, in which a spacecraft flies into the atmosphere and bottles up some gas to bring back to Earth for laboratory analysis.
Trying to find life on another planet, however, is not simply a walk from point A to point B．No single mission to Venus will be able to finish all the work necessary to answer the question. It might be time to think not just about what the next mission to Venus should be, but what a whole new era of Venus exploration would look like: a group of multiple missions that explore Venus in joint efforts—the way we currently do with Mars.
63．Venus is considered inhospitable to humans mainly because ________.
A．the pressure of the planet is too low
B．the surface of the planet is too bright
C．the density (密度) of the clouds is too low
D．the surface temperature of the planet is too high
64．The underlined phrase “succumbing to” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A．giving in to B．keeping away from
C．making up for D．putting up with
65．According to the article, scientists will be better able to reveal the secret about Venus by ________.
A．sending astronauts to the planet
B．using a more advanced space telescope
C．launching an orbiter to the planet
D．redesigning their ground-based instruments
66．What can we infer from the article?
A．We have little hope of successfully finding life on Venus.
B．We have a firm determination to discover life on other planets.
C．We have spent much time studying phosphine in the past century.
D．We have attempted to land on the Venusian surface in the last century.
【答案】63．D    64．A    65．C    66．B
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍2020年9月15日在金星上空的云层中发现的一种叫做磷化氢的气体，重新燃起了金星上可能存在生命的希望。虽然困难重重，但人们有坚定的决心去发现其他星球上的生命，期中轨道飞行器就是一个明智的途径。
63．推理判断题。根据第四段的““To really get to the heart of this question, we need to go to Venus,” says Paul Byrne, a planetary scientist at North Carolina State University. But of course, that is easier said than done.Temperatures at the surface reach 464℃, and pressures are 89 times higher than on Earth. (“要真正了解这个问题的核心，我们需要去金星，”北卡罗来纳州立大学的行星科学家保罗·伯恩说。当然，说起来容易做起来难。火星表面温度高达464℃，压力是地球的89倍)”可知，金星表面温度过高，使得人们难以接近。由此推知，金星不适宜居住主要是因为该星球表面温度过高。故选D。
64．词句猜测题。根据第四段的“Only the Soviet Union has successfully landed on the Venusian surface—its Venera 13 lander functioned for 127 minutes before succumbing to the bad weather in 1982(只有苏联成功地登陆过金星表面——1982年，它的金星13号着陆器在向糟糕天气 succumbing to前，工作了127分钟)”尤其是“bad weather”猜测，划线词意为“屈服”，即金星13号在金星工作了127分钟以后，迫于糟糕天气不等不终止。故选A。
65．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“An orbiter is the most sensible start. Unlike ground-based observations, orbiters can peer into the atmosphere and would have a better time observing how phosphine levels change over time or over what regions they are most concentrated. An orbiter also presents the opportunity to complete more challenging projects by potentially venturing directly into the planet’s atmosphere. A sample return mission could be possible, in which a spacecraft flies into the atmosphere and bottles up some gas to bring back to Earth for laboratory analysis.(轨道飞行器是最明智的开始。与地面观测不同，轨道飞行器可以凝视大气层，并可以更好地观察磷化氢水平如何随时间变化，或磷化氢浓度最集中的区域。轨道飞行器还提供了一个机会，通过可能直接进入地球大气层来完成更具挑战性的项目。样本返回任务是可能的，其中航天器飞入大气层，并装上一些气体带回地球进行实验室分析)”可知，通过向金星发射轨道飞行器，科学家将能够更好地揭示金星的秘密。故选C。
66．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Trying to find life on another planet, however, is not simply a walk from point A to point B. No single mission to Venus will be able to finish all the work necessary to answer the question. It might be time to think not just about what the next mission to Venus should be, but what a whole new era of Venus exploration would look like: a group of multiple missions that explore Venus in joint efforts—the way we currently do with Mars.(然而，试图在另一颗行星上寻找生命，并不是简单地从a点走到b点就能完成的，没有一个金星任务能够完成回答这个问题的所有必要工作，也许是时候不只是考虑下一个金星任务应该是什么，而是考虑一个全新的金星探索时代会是什么样子：一组联合探索金星的多个任务，就像我们目前对火星所做的那样)”可知，虽然任务艰巨、困难重重，人们还是会继续探索金星以及其他星球，以寻找生命的迹象。由此推知，我们有坚定的决心去发现其他星球上的生命。故选B。
Section C(共 4 题，每小题 2 分，满分 8 分)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk in U.S. about the “data problem.” It ought to give the “datadriven” school reformers pause to reconsider. Maybe we are just creating a bubble that too will burst if we continue to base our actions on the belief that only scores on standardized instruments are evidence of success.____67____ Margo, a famous commenter, states that at least tests are more “reliable” than professional judgment. How can she tell? We want a nation of citizens who are less ready to think that the “truth” can only be captured in one of four answers—a, b, c, or d. ____68____ But how can the general trend guarantee the reliability of the score of one particular test-taker? Some educator dares to replace these tests with professional human judgments, which must still rest on a numerical rank order based on a, b, c and d. The big problem is that there is often no technical assurance for the reliability of such exams. No wonder many big-name psychologists avoid them.
All “reliability” tells us is that the student would get a similar score on a similar test if given at another time or place. But all scores on old or new tests have measurement errors. Like Wall Street’s numbers, we have no independent basis for relying on these scores. Likewise, validity is in the eye of a certain standard of judgments. How ridiculous it is to say for sure that these judgments are justified!
When some parents told me that their children seemed to read well, but scored poorly, they often believed the indirect evidence, test score, and not the direct evidence, listening to their children read. Some parents had been trained to distrust judgment and rely on “real evidence”. My own 8-year-old son also used to “fail” a 3rd grade reading test even though I “knew” he could read fluently. ____69____
We need schools that “train” our judgment, which help us become adults who are in the habit of bringing judgment to bear on complex phenomenon. ____70____ It also involves acknowledging that even experts must live with a substantial degree of uncertainty. Only in this way, can we, to some extent, rely on the results of the school education in the U.S.
A．Even the technical meaning of “good tests” is open to question.
B．It’s when I became a test doubter.
C．Different groups of people fit different test patterns.
D．On all achievement tests, we’re promised beforehand a population that fits a normal curve (曲线).
E．This includes judging which expertise to “trust” and defending such choices.
F．Time spent on standardized tests is, in many cases, equal to that on study.
【答案】67．A    68．D    69．B    70．E
【导语】本文是一篇议论文，主要讲的是什么是“好的”考试，是测试还是专业判断。
67．空前说“Maybe we are just creating a bubble that too will burst if we continue to base our actions on the belief that only scores on standardized instruments are evidence of success.(也许我们只是在制造一个泡沫，如果我们继续把我们的行动建立在只有在标准化工具上的分数才是成功的证据的信念上，这个泡沫也会破裂。)”，因此到底什么才算是好的考试是值得让人质疑的，A选项“Even the technical meaning of “good tests” is open to question.(甚至“好的测试”的技术意义也是存有疑问的。)”说明了什么才算是好的考试是值得让人质疑的，因此A选项承接上文，符合语境，故选A。
68．空前说“Margo, a famous commenter, states that at least tests are more “reliable” than professional judgment. How can she tell? We want a nation of citizens who are less ready to think that the “truth” can only be captured in one of four answers—a, b, c, or d.(一位著名的评论家Margo说，至少测试比专业判断更“可靠”。她怎么知道的？我们想要的是这样一个国家，这个国家的公民不太愿意认为“真相”只能在四种答案之一中得到——a、b、c或d。)”，空格处应说为什么测试比专业判断更“可靠”，D选项“On all achievement tests, we’re promised beforehand a population that fits a normal curve (曲线).(在所有的成绩测试中，我们事先得到的承诺都是符合正常曲线的总体。)”说明了测试比专业判断更“可靠”的原因，因此D选项承接上文，符合语境，故选D。
69．空前说“My own 8-year-old son also used to “fail” a 3rd grade reading test even though I “knew” he could read fluently.(我自己8岁的儿子也曾在三年级的阅读测试中“不及格”，尽管我“知道”他能流利地阅读。)”，空格处应说明作者对此的看法，作者应该会怀疑这样的考试，B选项“It’s when I became a test doubter.(那是我开始怀疑考试的时候。)”说明了作者从那以后开始怀疑考试，因此B选项承接上文，符合语境，故选B。
70．空前说“We need schools that “train” our judgment, which help us become adults who are in the habit of bringing judgment to bear on complex phenomenon.(我们需要学校来“训练”我们的判断力，帮助我们成为成年人，养成对复杂现象作出判断的习惯。)”，空后说“It also involves acknowledging that even experts must live with a substantial degree of uncertainty.(它还包括承认，即使是专家也必须生活在很大程度的不确定性中。)”，空格处应说“它包括什么”，E选项“This includes judging which expertise to “trust” and defending such choices.(这包括判断应该“信任”哪些专业知识，并为这些选择辩护。)”说明这包括了什么，和空后的“它还包括”相对应，因此E选项承上启下，符合语境，故选E。
IV Summary Writing(满分 10 分)
71. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point (s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Zaha Hadid
Born in Iraq in 1950, Zaha Hadid was the first woman to win the Pritzker prize, the field’s highest honor. But for years, she had to fight to prove that her designs could even be built. She was a pioneer in Deconstructivism: Designing buildings that looked unstable, jagged, or frozen in mid-explosion. She gained a reputation for her gorgeous, fantastical designs—painted by hand. But her ideas looked impossible to build, so they remained on paper.
Then, in 1983, she won a big competition to design a club in the hills of Hong Kong. Hadid proposed carving chunks out of the mountainside, which she called a “man-made geology.” The project was eventually canceled, but the world of architecture then knew her name.
Still, it took another decade before one of her concepts actually got built: A fire station in Germany with no right angles; looking like it could take flight. It was a great success—quickly becoming a prime example of Deconstructivist architecture.
Around the same time, she won an international competition to design an opera house in Wales, but it was overruled by local politicians, and the funding was pulled. Later, Hadid said it was resistance and prejudice that killed the project.
But she kept winning competitions, building momentum—and finally, buildings! By the early 2000s, she was an architecture superstar. She still drew by hand, but adopted new computer technology to model her designs. The software made even wilder shapes possible—including the curves that became her signature. A Hadid design was no longer crazy or impossible—it was simply a Hadid.
Sadly, she died of a heart attack in 2016. By then she had built hundreds of buildings, with many more in progress. And she had proved she could build nearly anything she could imagine.
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【答案】As the first female Pritzker prize winner, Iraq- born Zaha Hadid struggled to prove the feasibility of her design. Being a Deconstructivism pioneer, she succeeded with a fire station in Germany ten years after the cancelled project in Hong Kong. Despite the unfair failure in Wales, she finally had her seemingly impossible designs realized before she died at 66.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍说，Zaha Hadid在1950年出生于伊拉克，是第一位获得该领域最高荣誉普利兹克奖的女性，1983年，她赢得了在香港山区设计一家俱乐部的大型比赛，十年后，她赢得了在威尔士设计一座歌剧院的国际竞赛，到21世纪初，她已成为建筑界的超级明星，不幸的是，她在2016年死于心脏病发作。到那时，她已经建造了数百座建筑，还有更多正在建造中。她证明了她几乎可以建造任何她能想象到的东西。
【详解】1.要点摘录
①Born in Iraq in 1950, Zaha Hadid was the first woman to win the Pritzker prize, the field’s highest honor. But for years, she had to fight to prove that her designs could even be built.
②She was a pioneer in Deconstructivism.
③Then, in 1983, she won a big competition to design a club in the hills of Hong Kong. Hadid proposed carving chunks out of the mountainside, which she called a “man-made geology.” The project was eventually canceled, but the world of architecture then knew her name.
④Still, it took another decade before one of her concepts actually got built: A fire station in Germany with no right angles; looking like it could take flight. It was a great success—quickly becoming a prime example of Deconstructivist architecture.
⑤Around the same time, she won an international competition to design an opera house in Wales, but it was overruled by local politicians, and the funding was pulled.
⑥Sadly, she died of a heart attack in 2016. By then she had built hundreds of buildings, with many more in progress.
2.缜密构思
将第1个要点进行重组，将第2、3、4三个要点进行整合，将第5、6两个要点进行整合。
3.遣词造句
As the first female Pritzker prize winner, Iraq- born Zaha Hadid struggled to prove the feasibility of her design. Being a Deconstructivism pioneer, she succeeded with a fire station in Germany ten years after the cancelled project in Hong Kong. Despite the unfair failure in Wales, she finally had her seemingly impossible designs realized before she died at 66.
V Translation (共 4 题，共15分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 说到压力，有时，那些不讨厌压力的人反过来会创造压力条件， 勇于面对任何挫，并笑到最后。 （feed)

【答案】Speaking of/Talking of/When it comes to stress, sometimes those who are not fed up with stress in turn will create conditions of stress for themselves, facing up to any setback and laughing until the end.
73. 专家把大学生感到难以适应校园生活的这个现象归因于缺乏包容和相互理解。（owe）

【答案】The experts owed the phenomenon that the freshman who was new here felt it difficult to adapt himself to the campus life to the lack of tolerance and understanding.
74. 这些电子产品不仅能让青少年沉迷游戏，而且它们还能给青少年提供一些会导致他们犯罪的不良信息（Not only）

【答案】Not only can these electronic devices make teenagers addicted to games, but also they provide them with some bad information contributing to crimes.
75. 采访发现，83%的人认为教师肩负着培养下一代的重任，是提高全民文化素质的重要因素，值得尊敬。(worth)

【答案】The interview found that 83% of the people think that teachers shoulder the responsibility of training the next generation, which is an important factor to improve the cultural quality of the whole people and is worth respect.
(83% percent of those surveyed said that teachers should be held in high esteem because they have a great responsibility crucial to cultivating next generation and raising the intellectual level of people.)
VI Guided Writing(满分25分)
76. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
中国一直主张和倡导坚持文化自信，尊重世界文化多样性，促进不同文化之间的交流。请阅读下面的漫画，按要求写一篇文章。


内容要求：
1.描述漫画内容；
2.分析漫画所揭示的问题；
3.提出你的看法：
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【参考范文】
As is shown above, in the middle of the picture and on the abacus sits a foreign friend praising the Chinese culture, with many Chinese cultural elements being in front of him, such as Peking opera,lantern, New Year painting, paper cutting, firecracker and the like. Funny and interesting as the cartoon is, the symbolic meaning behind it deserves our attention and discussion.
It is not hard to notice that Chinese traditional culture is enjoying the wide popularity around the world these days, as the picture demonstrated. This is a positive trend. For one thing, when strange or different elements come together, people will have fresh perspectives and divergent ways of thinking. They inevitably give birth to inventiveness, which will offer possible answers to current issues facing us. For another thing, time was when western people had the deep misunderstanding of our tradition and culture due to lack of communication, which will widen the gap between the east and the west. Now, the cultural exchange and integration will cultivate mutual respect and tighten potential friendly ties between two culture with totally different origins.
Meanwhile, we should enhance our own traditional culture and promote diversified cultures among the public, especially among youngsters. The understanding of our own culture and the diversity of different cultures will help those young people produce breakthroughs positively reshaping our life.